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Good night Camp Fire
Hitting the hay around 10 p.m. now after Jetboiling some tasty Mountain House lasagna for a second dinner while camping out on the Batona trail. Got to refuel. The fire will soon be out. But, that OK,...
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Good morning from Batoma trail
Don made the fire . . . photo by a thankful Kevin Callahan The fire is roaring already at 6 am - thanks to Don McManamy of REI in Marlton! Don can make flames fly in minutes with the way he stacks the...
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Breaking Camp
Just finished breakfast and now getting ready to hike this morning. The Jetboil cooking system works for me. It is light and compact and easy to set up and heats up a hearty meal - I like Mountain...
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Snow Time
Starting to snow as we hit the Batona Trail after camping out last night. We must be living right to be blessed with snow for our 12 mile hike out! Don McManamy strapping on back pack while flurries...
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Winter Wonderland
Snow is coming down nice here on Batona Trail this morning . . . leaving some tracks for the Jersey Devil to find me. A snowy Batona Trail. (Photo by a resting Kevin Callahan)
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Sled Dogging Ahead without any Dogs
Who needs sled dogs? Don setting great pace - just past lower forge on way to batsto ... Don McManamy pushing a good pace. (Photo by a lagging Kevin Callahan)
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Old truck never looked finer at Batsto!
Returned to my F150 pickup truck in the parking lot of Batso Village. The old truck never looked better after hiking 31 miles in 28.5 hours while stopping overnight to campout. Don McManamy of REI of...
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Winter Camping Rules
Snow on the ground at Batona Camp two weeks ago. (Photo by a snow happy Kevin Callahan) Sitting around the camp fire talking, Mark Corkery quickly hushed. He heard a coyote howl off in the distance....
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Winter Camping Tips & Photos
Don McManamy making fire. (Photo by a warm Kevin Callahan) A couple of weeks ago, I went winter camping on the Batona Trail with Don McManamy, a supervisor with REI. Don had just hiked the entire...
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Camp OUT with Your Pets in NJ
If your people are going camping in New Jersey this year, now you can bring your dog and cat, too. Under a pilot program launched today, campers can bring along their dogs and domestic cats when they...
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Check OUT REI Family Hiking Outing Sunday
Check OUT REI Family Hiking Outing (Marlton) on Sunday 6/7 at 10:00 AM. Learn how to pick appropriate locations, how to "sell" the activity, and how to keep the kids enthusiastic, interested and happy...
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Check OUT Don McManamy's expert and practical advice on ultra-light camping:
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Go OUT and Try UltraLight Hiking
Ultralight camping expert Don McManamy sets up tarp tent. (Photo by a heavy Kevin Callahan) Lighter is better. As many more backpackers are showing, going light is the only way to go. Over the last...
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Check OUT FireQuest Camporee
The Boy Scouts of Old Colony and the Royal Rangers “Fire Quest” Camporee is Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct.r 25 at Washington Lake Park on Hurffville- Cross Keys Road in Sewell. More than 500 scouts...
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Get OUT and go Seining this Summer
Has you child ever been seining in the summer? Not sunning, but seining? Seining is a fishing technique dating back to the ancient Phoenicians who used nets weighted on the bottom and floating on top...
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